In a filing today, the regulator drew attention to the “sharp rise in price and volume” of the company’s shares recently.

Bursa requested the company to state whether there was any corporate development relating to its business and affairs that had not been previously announced that may account for the unusual trading activity, including those in negotiation or discussion stage.

At 4.34pm, shares in Ire-Tex were up six sen or 30% to 26 sen in active trading with 40.55 million shares exchanging hands, for a market capitalisation of RM38.8 million

The stock, which has been on a declining trend over the last five years, has surged by 126.09% from its all-time low of 11.5 sen on March 2.

The Penang-based company has been in the spotlight since April 2017 due to a boardroom tussle between the largest shareholder Elite Cosmo Group Ltd and the company’s directors.